Alaves vs Espanyol

11 May 2022 · La Liga · 2021/22 · Referee Valentin Pizarro Gomez

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Miguel De la Fuente 7’
  • Gonzalo Escalante 59’
  • Raúl de Tomás 14’ (pen)

Match summary

Alaves beat Espanyol 2-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Miguel De la Fuente put Alaves ahead in the 7th minute, set up by Joselu, Raúl de Tomás equalised from the penalty spot in the 14th minute, and Gonzalo Escalante won it in the 59th minute, set up by Jason.

The chances backed that up: Alaves created 2.46 expected goals (xG) from 26 shots to Espanyol's 0.90 from 5. Espanyol had a player sent off.

Match stats

Alaves Espanyol
27 Shots 5
9 Shots on Target 3
12 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
2.46 xG 0.90
2.46 Non-penalty xG 0.16
5 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Alaves Espanyol
Kick-off
Miguel De la Fuente
Assist: Joselu1-0 (Alaves)
7’
14’
Raúl de Tomás
Penalty1-1 (Espanyol)
Half-time1-1
Gonzalo Escalante
Assist: Jason2-1 (Alaves)
59’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Alaves
  • Víctor Laguardia
  • Mamadou Loum
  • Marc Urena
Espanyol
  • Yangel Herrera
  • Aleix Vidal

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.46 0.90 7’ Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves), 1-0 7’ 14’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), 1-1 14’ 59’ Gonzalo Escalante (Alaves), 2-1 59’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.46 0.90 7’ Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves), 1-0 De la Fuente 7’ 14’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), 1-1 de Tomás 14’ 59’ Gonzalo Escalante (Alaves), 2-1 Escalante 59’
Alaves 2.46 xGEspanyol 0.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Espanyol attacking Alaves attacking 
14’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 59’ Gonzalo Escalante (Alaves), set piece, 0.59 xG, goal 7’ Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 90+3’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 9’ Gonzalo Escalante (Alaves), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 78’ Gonzalo Escalante (Alaves), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 10’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 41’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 55’ Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 69’ Joselu (Alaves), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Jason (Alaves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+6’ Martín Aguirregabiria (Alaves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 38’ Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Florian Lejeune (Alaves), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ Luis Rioja (Alaves), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Florian Lejeune (Alaves), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Gonzalo Escalante (Alaves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 52’ Luis Rioja (Alaves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 64’ Joselu (Alaves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ David López (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ Joselu (Alaves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 81’ Luis Rioja (Alaves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 82’ Luis Rioja (Alaves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Fran Mérida (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Mamadou Loum (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Jason (Alaves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Joselu (Alaves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Mamadou Loum (Alaves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 14’ Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol), penalty, 0.74 xG, goal 59’ Gonzalo Escalante (Alaves), set piece, 0.59 xG, goal 7’ Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 90+3’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 9’ Gonzalo Escalante (Alaves), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 78’ Gonzalo Escalante (Alaves), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 10’ Javi Puado (Espanyol), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 55’ Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 41’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 69’ Joselu (Alaves), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 47’ Jason (Alaves), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+6’ Martín Aguirregabiria (Alaves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 38’ Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 64’ Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Florian Lejeune (Alaves), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 35’ Joselu (Alaves), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 6’ Luis Rioja (Alaves), set piece, 0.04 xG, saved 71’ Florian Lejeune (Alaves), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Gonzalo Escalante (Alaves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 52’ Luis Rioja (Alaves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 64’ Joselu (Alaves), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ David López (Espanyol), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 81’ Joselu (Alaves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 82’ Luis Rioja (Alaves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 81’ Luis Rioja (Alaves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Mamadou Loum (Alaves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Fran Mérida (Espanyol), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Jason (Alaves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Joselu (Alaves), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 43’ Mamadou Loum (Alaves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Fernando Pacheco GK900 0.000.000
Nahuel Tenaglia DEF900 0.000.071
Florian Lejeune DEF902 0.080.032
Víctor Laguardia DEF900 0.000.000
Rubén Duarte DEF900 0.000.000
Mamadou Loum MID902 0.030.000
Gonzalo Escalante MID8514 0.830.000
Jason MID8512 0.090.785
Miguel De la Fuente MID7814 0.610.000
Luis Rioja MID904 0.110.183
Joselu FWD9017 0.650.524
Marc Urena Sub120 0.000.381
Tomás Pina Sub50 0.000.000
Martín Aguirregabiria Sub51 0.070.000
Pere Pons Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Alaves win 45% Avg odds 2.13
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Espanyol win 27% Avg odds 3.60

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Alaves LWLWL
Espanyol WLLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Espanyol 1-0 Alaves, 22 Sep 21 Next meeting: Espanyol 3-2 Alaves, 14 Sep 24  All Alaves vs Espanyol meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.